Vegan Basil Pesto

Name: Vegan Basil Pesto
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 100 g basil; 4 tbsp pine nuts (or sunflower seeds, walnuts etc.); 2 garlic cloves; 1 lemon, juice + zest; 4 tbsp nutritional yeast; 100 ml olive oil; salt

3 steps

Prep:5minCook:5min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 08:02:30 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories204.9 kcal (10%)

Total Fat19.6 g (28%)

Carbs4.3 g (2%)

Sugars0.2 g (0%)

Protein4.3 g (9%)

Sodium144 mg (7%)

Fiber2.2 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

6 servings

100gbasil

4 Tbsppine nuts

or sunflower seeds, walnuts etc

2garlic cloves

1lemon

juice + zest

4 Tbspnutritional yeast

100mlolive oil

salt

Instructions

Step 1

Toast the nuts in a pan until they start to brown. Remove from the pan and set aside.

Step 2

Blanch the basil for 30 seconds. Immediately place in an ice bath and squeeze out the water.

Step 3

Blitz all ingredients, starting with the nuts and garlic. Then add in the remaining ingredients and gradually pour in olive oil until it reaches your desired consistency.

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